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BMC Geriatrics

Ausgabe 1/2023

Inhalt (881 Artikel)

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Association between Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) and clinical presentation and outcomes in older inpatients with COVID-19

Ana Martí-Pastor, Oscar Moreno-Perez, Esther Lobato-Martínez, Fatima Valero-Sempere, Antonio Amo-Lozano, María-Ángeles Martínez-García, Esperanza Merino, Rosario Sanchez-Martinez, Jose-Manuel Ramos-Rincon

Open Access Research

Increasing pneumococcal vaccine uptake in older adults: a scoping review of interventions in high-income countries

Abirami Kirubarajan, Meghan Lynch, Sharifa Nasreen, Gebremedhin B. Gebretekle, Shaza A. Fadel, Natasha S. Crowcroft, Sara Allin

Open Access Research

Association of body mass index and dietary intake with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a retrospective cohort study

Apisit Manacharoen, Kulapong Jayanama, Sirasa Ruangritchankul, Prin Vathesatogkit, Piyamitr Sritara, Daruneewan Warodomwichit

Open Access Research

Effects of frailty, geriatric syndromes, and comorbidity on mortality and quality of life in older adults with HIV

Fátima Brañas, Miguel Torralba, Antonio Antela, Jorge Vergas, Margarita Ramírez, Pablo Ryan, Fernando Dronda, María José Galindo, Isabel Machuca, María Jesús Bustinduy, Alfonso Cabello, María Luisa Montes, Matilde Sánchez-Conde

Open Access Research

A non-randomised controlled study to assess the effectiveness of a new proactive multidisciplinary care intervention for older people living with frailty

Fliss E. M. Murtagh, Mabel Okoeki, Blessing Onyinye Ukoha-kalu, Assem Khamis, Joseph Clark, Jason W. Boland, Sophie Pask, Ugochinyere Nwulu, Helene Elliott-Button, Anna Folwell, Daniel Harman, Miriam J. Johnson

Open Access Research

How do individual, social, environmental, and resilience factors shape self-reported health among community-dwelling older adults: a qualitative case study

Carly Whitmore, Maureen Markle-Reid, Carrie McAiney, Kathryn Fisher, Jenny Ploeg

Open Access Research

The relationship between the modified frailty index score (mFI-5), malnutrition, body composition, systemic inflammation and short-term clinical outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer

Josh McGovern, Alexander Grayston, Dominic Coates, Stephen Leadbitter, Adam Hounat, Paul G. Horgan, Ross D. Dolan, Donald C McMillan

Open Access Research

Impact of medication therapy management (MTM) service model on multi-morbidity (MMD) patients with hypertension: a pilot RCT

Na Li, Jin-fang Song, Ming-zhu Zhang, Xiao-min Lv, Hui-lian Hua, Yi-ling Chang

Open Access Research

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between sarcopenia and myocardial infarction

Feika Li, Tingting Bai, Yan Ren, Qiqi Xue, Jiaan Hu, Jiumei Cao

Open Access Research

Experience of a demand-side subsidy scheme for residential long-term care: perspectives of elderly and their carers

Carrie Ho-Kwan Yam, Eng-Kiong Yeoh, Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Angel Hor-Yan Lai, Ethan Ming-Yin Ip, Tsz-Yu Chow, Kailu Wang

Open Access Research

Screening efficacy of PhA and MNA-SF in different stages of sarcopenia in the older adults in community

Xiaoli Zhu, Xinying Dong, Li Wang, Xueting Lao, Shugang Li, Hao Wu

Open Access Research

“It’s all about the money”: an interpretive description of embedding physical therapy-led falls prevention group exercise in long-term care

Elizabeth Binns, Felicity Bright, John Parsons, Kathy Peri, Lynne Taylor, Ngaire Kerse, Denise Taylor

Open Access Research

Validation of the self-reported domains of the Edmonton Frail Scale in patients 65 years of age and older

Luxey Sirisegaram, Oluwafemi P. Owodunni, April Ehrlich, Caroline Xu Qin, Dianne Bettick, Susan L. Gearhart

Open Access Research

Impact of dementia care training on nurse care managers’ interactions with family caregivers

Taylor J. Mellinger, Brent P. Forester, Christine Vogeli, Karen Donelan, Joy Gulla, Michael Vetter, Maryann Vienneau, Christine S. Ritchie

Open Access Research

A first look at consistency of documentation across care settings during emergency transitions of long-term care residents

Kaitlyn Tate, Rachel Ma, R. Colin Reid, Patrick McLane, Jen Waywitka, Garnet E. Cummings, Greta G. Cummings

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Prevalence and association of frailty with SARS-CoV-2 infection in older adults in Southern Switzerland—Findings from the Corona Immunitas Ticino Study

Miao Jiang, Laurie Corna, Rebecca Amati, Giovanni Piumatti, Giovanni Franscella, Luca Crivelli, Emiliano Albanese

Open Access Correction

Correction: The health equity characteristics of research exploring the unmet community mobility needs of older adults: a scoping review

Hester van Biljon, Lana van Niekerk, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Fasloen Adams, Nicola Plastow, David Bellagamba, Anders Kottorp, Ann-Helen Patomella

Open Access Correction

Correction: Reduction of care-relevant risks to older patients during and after acute hospital care (ReduRisk) – study protocol of a cluster randomized efficacy trial in a stepped wedge design

Anne Göhner, Elena Dreher, Felix Kentischer, Christoph Maurer, Erik Farin-Glattacker, Rieka von der Warth, Boris A. Brühmann, Andy Maun, Vitalii Minin, Claudia Salm, Alexander Ritzi, Gwendolyn Engelhardt, Mario Sofroniou, Sebastian Voigt-Radloff

Open Access Research

Longitudinal trajectories of depressive symptoms: the role of multimorbidity, mobility and subjective memory

Yiman Ji, Yiping Feng, Sijia Wu, Yutong Wu, Jiongjiong Wang, Xiangjuan Zhao, Yunxia Liu

Open Access Research

Predictors of incident reversible and potentially reversible cognitive frailty among Taiwanese older adults

Hei-Fen Hwang, Lalu Suprawesta, Sy-Jou Chen, Wen-Yu Yu, Mau-Roung Lin

Open Access Research

Relationship between healthy eating index and sarcopenia in elderly people

Seyed Mojtaba Ghoreishy, Soraya Ebrahimpour Koujan, Rezvan Hashemi, Ramin Heshmat, Ahmadreza Dorosty Motlagh, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh

Open Access Research

Examining the association between neuropsychiatric symptoms among people with dementia and caregiver mental health: are caregiver burden and affiliate stigma mediators?

Yi-Jung Chen, Jian-An Su, Jung-Sheng Chen, Chieh-hsiu Liu, Mark D. Griffiths, Hsin-Chi Tsai, Chih-Cheng Chang, Chung-Ying Lin

Open Access Research

Longitudinal neuropsychological trajectories in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a population–based study

Otto Lilja-Lund, Martin Maripuu, Karin Kockum, Johanna Andersson, Anna Lindam, Lars Nyberg, Katarina Laurell

Open Access Research

Short-term and long-term increased mortality in elderly patients with burn injury: a national longitudinal cohort study

Charlotte I. Cords, Margriet E. van Baar, Anouk Pijpe, Marianne K. Nieuwenhuis, Eelke Bosma, Michael H. J. Verhofstad, Cornelis H. van der Vlies, G. Roukema, Y. Lucas, K. Gardien, E. Middelkoop, S. Polinder, S. M. H. J. Scholten, J. Damen, K. Boudestein, P. P. M. van Zuijlen, F. U. S. Mattace-Raso, A. Boekelaar, D. Roodbergen, M. M. Stoop, P. P. M. van Zuijlen, Y. Lucas, A. van Es, H. Eshuis, J. Hiddingh, S. M. H. J. Scholten-Jaegers, E. Middelkoop, A. Novin

Open Access Correction

Correction: Effect of a multicomponent exercise program and cognitive stimulation (VIVIFRAIL-COGN) on falls in frail community older persons with high risk of falls: study protocol for a randomized multicenter control trial

Juan Luis Sánchez-Sánchez, Cristina Udina, Almudena Medina-Rincón, Mariano Esbrí-Victor, Irene Bartolomé-Martín, Débora Moral-Cuesta, Itxaso Marín-Epelde, Fernanda Ramon-Espinoza, Marina Sánchez-Latorre, Fernando Idoate, Adriana Goñi-Sarriés, Blanca Martínez-Martínez, Raquel Escudero Bonet, Julián Librero, Álvaro Casas-Herrero

Open Access Case report

IgG4-related eosinophilic pleural effusion: a case report

Lina Wang, Jiting Di, Junfang Huang, Cuiyan Guo

Open Access Research

Contribution of individual and cumulative frailty-related health deficits on cardiac rehabilitation completion

Troy Hillier, Evan MacEachern, Dustin S. Kehler, Nicholas Giacomantonio

Open Access Research

Risk of hospitalization associated with different constellations of home & community based services

Raymond Van Cleve, Evan Cole, Howard B. Degenholtz

Open Access Research

A systematic review of the health effects of yoga for people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia

Diana Karamacoska, Tiffany Tan, Danielle C. Mathersul, Angelo Sabag, Michael de Manincor, Dennis Chang, Genevieve Z. Steiner-Lim

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Association between long COVID, functional activity, and health-related quality of life in older adults

Sanaz Shanbehzadeh, Nasibeh Zanjari, Marzieh Yassin, Zeynab Yassin, Mahnaz Tavahomi

Open Access Research

Stakeholders’ experiences and perception on transitional care initiatives within an integrated care project in Belgium: a qualitative interview study

Merel Leithaus, Amal Fakha, Johan Flamaing, Hilde Verbeek, Mieke Deschodt, Gijs van Pottelbergh, Geert Goderis

Open Access Research

Falls and fracture risk screening in primary care: update and validation of a postal screening tool for community dwelling older adults recruited to UK Prevention of Falls Injury Trial (PreFIT)

Julie Bruce, Anower Hossain, Chen Ji, Ranjit Lall, Susanne Arnold, Emma Padfield, Martin Underwood, Sarah E. Lamb

Open Access Research

The relationship between self-reported physical frailty and sensor-based physical activity measures in older adults – a multicentric cross-sectional study

Stephanie Schmidle, Philipp Gulde, Raphael Koster, Cristina Soaz, Joachim Hermsdörfer

Open Access Research

A combination of Beers and STOPP criteria better detects potentially inappropriate medications use among older hospitalized patients with chronic diseases and polypharmacy: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Jing Tang, Ke Wang, Kun Yang, Dechun Jiang, Xianghua Fang, Su Su, Yang Lin, Shicai Chen, Hongyan Gu, Pengmei Li, Suying Yan

Open Access Research

Association of loneliness and social isolation with all-cause mortality among older Mexican adults in the Mexican health and aging study: a retrospective observational study

Ashuin Kammar-García, Ricardo Ramírez-Aldana, Paloma Roa-Rojas, Luis Raymundo Lozano-Juárez, Sergio Sánchez-García, Pamela Tella-Vega, Carmen García-Peña

Open Access Research

Prognostic significance of frailty status in patients with primary lung cancer

Kai Wang, Quan She, Min Li, Hongye Zhao, Weihong Zhao, Bo Chen, Jianqing Wu

Open Access Research

Implementation strategies to support fall prevention interventions in long-term care facilities for older persons: a systematic review

Neah Albasha, Leanne Ahern, Lauren O’Mahony, Ruth McCullagh, Nicola Cornally, Sheena McHugh, Suzanne Timmons

Open Access Research

Frailty trajectories and associated factors in the years prior to death: evidence from 14 countries in the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe

Natalie D. Jenkins, Miles Welstead, Lucy Stirland, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Joshua J. Armstrong, Annie Robitaille, Graciela Muniz-Terrera

Open Access Research

Trends in utilisation of ultrasound by older Australians (2010–2019)

Virginie Gaget, Maria C. Inacio, David R. Tivey, Robert N. Jorissen, Wendy J. Babidge, Renuka Visvanathan, Guy J. Maddern

Open Access Research

Positive aspects of caregiving among informal caregivers of persons with dementia in the Asian context: a qualitative study

Qi Yuan, Yunjue Zhang, Ellaisha Samari, Anitha Jeyagurunathan, Richard Goveas, Li Ling Ng, Mythily Subramaniam

Open Access Research

Nursing home adjustment in China: mediating and moderating effects

Binbin Yong, Yanyan Zhang, Huimin Xiao

Open Access Research

Tinetti balance performance is associated with mortality in older adults with late-onset Parkinson’s disease: a longitudinal study

Louise Laurent, Pierre Koskas, Janina Estrada, Mélanie Sebbagh, Sophie Lacaille, Agathe Raynaud-Simon, Matthieu Lilamand

Open Access Research

Exploring barriers to dementia screening and management services by general practitioners in China: a qualitative study using the COM-B model

Ni Gong, Dan Yang, Jianfeng Zou, Qianyu He, Lei Hu, Weiju Chen, Jing Liao

Open Access Research article

Gustatory dysfunction perceptions versus objective gustatory dysfunction among older adults

Seung Yong Park, Kyung Soo Kim, Hyun Jin Min

Open Access Research

Characterising complex health needs and the use of preventive therapies in the older population: a population-based cohort analysis of UK primary care and hospital linked data

Leena Elhussein, Annika M. Jödicke, Ying He, Antonella Delmestri, Danielle E. Robinson, Victoria Y. Strauss, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra

Open Access Research

Multivariate decomposition of gender differentials in successful aging among older adults in India

Shobhit Srivastava, T. Muhammad, Ronak Paul, Kacho Amir Khan

Open Access Research

Stakeholder’s experiences of living and caring in technology-rich supported living environments for tenants living with dementia

Jean Daly-Lynn, Assumpta Ryan, Brendan McCormack, Suzanne Martin

Open Access Research

Prevalence of visual impairment in older people living with dementia and its impact: a scoping review

Wanyu Zhang, Timothy V. Roberts, Christopher J. Poulos, Fiona F. Stanaway

Open Access Research

Genetic and environmental influences on fruit and vegetable consumption and depression in older adults

Annabel P. Matison, Anbupalam Thalamuthu, Victoria M. Flood, Julian N. Trollor, Vibeke S. Catts, Margaret J. Wright, David Ames, Henry Brodaty, Perminder S. Sachdev, Simone Reppermund, Karen A. Mather

Open Access Research

Shared and distinct factors underlying in-hospital mobility of older adults in Israel and Denmark (97/100)

Anna Zisberg, Efrat Shadmi, Ove Andersen, Ksenya Shulyaev, Janne Petersen, Maayan Agmon, Efrat Gil, Nurit Gur-Yaish, Mette Merete Pedersen

Open Access Research

Frailty nurse and GP-led models of care in care homes: the role of contextual factors impacting Enhanced health in care homes framework implementation

Zeibeda Sattar, Lesley Young-Murphy, Lynn Craig, Alison Steven, Gemma Wilson-Menzfeld

Open Access Research

Exploring the osteoporosis treatment gap after fragility hip fracture at a Tertiary University Medical Center in Thailand

Chantas Mahaisavariya, Ekasame Vanitcharoenkul, Nitchanant Kitcharanant, Pojchong Chotiyarnwong, Aasis Unnanuntana

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Psychosocial changes during COVID-19 lockdown on nursing home residents, their relatives and clinical staff: a prospective observational study

Adriana Catarina De Souza Oliveira, María Gómez Gallego, Carmelo Gómez Martínez, Elena Carrasco Martínez, Jorge Moreno Molina, Juan José Hernández Morante, Paloma Echevarría Pérez

Open Access Research

The role of trust and habit in the adoption of mHealth by older adults in Hong Kong: a healthcare technology service acceptance (HTSA) model

Justina Yat Wa Liu, Golam Sorwar, Mohammed Sajedur Rahman, Md Rakibul Hoque

Open Access Research

New balance capability index as a screening tool for mild cognitive impairment

Yasuhiro Suzuki, Takumi Tsubaki, Kensuke Nakaya, Genta Kondo, Yoshinori Takeuchi, Yuichi Aita, Yuki Murayama, Akito Shikama, Yukari Masuda, Hiroaki Suzuki, Yasushi Kawakami, Hitoshi Shimano, Tetsuaki Arai, Yasushi Hada, Naoya Yahagi

Open Access Research

Risk factors for self-reported medication adherence in community-dwelling older patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Jiaming Liu, Yongpei Yu, Suying Yan, Yan Zeng, Su Su, Tiantian He, Zimin Wang, Qian Ding, Ruixue Zhang, Wenchao Li, Xin Wang, Lan Zhang, Xiaolin Yue

Open Access Study protocol

Musical and psychomotor interventions for cognitive, sensorimotor, and cerebral decline in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (COPE): a study protocol for a multicentric randomized controlled study

CE. James, C. Stucker, C. Junker-Tschopp, AM. Fernandes, A. Revol, ID. Mili, M. Kliegel, GB. Frisoni, A. Brioschi Guevara, D. Marie

Open Access Research

Lower serum FT3 within the reference range is associated with mortality for older adults over 80 years of age with sarcopenia

Li Zhang, You-Yi Tu, Zhe Zhao, Jun Jin, Jun Tao, Xiao-Yan Zhang

Open Access Research

Triglyceride glucose index predicts all-cause mortality in oldest-old patients with acute coronary syndrome and diabetes mellitus

Jian Shen, Bin Feng, Li Fan, Yang Jiao, Ying Li, Henan Liu, Xiaoling Hou, Yongkang Su, Dongyun Li, Zhenhong Fu

Open Access Research

Frailty and its combined effects with lifestyle factors on cognitive function: a cross-sectional study

Fangqing Li, Yike Yan, Lei Zheng, Chenming Wang, Xin Guan, Shiru Hong, Huan Guo

Open Access Research article

A novel easy-to-use index to predict institutionalization and death in older population – a 10-year population-based follow-up study

Elisa Heikkilä, Marika Salminen, Anna Viljanen, Taina Katajamäki, Marja-Kaisa Koivula, Kari Pulkki, Raimo Isoaho, Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä, Matti Viitanen, Minna Löppönen, Tero Vahlberg, Mikko S. Venäläinen, Laura L. Elo, Laura Viikari, Kerttu Irjala

Open Access Research

Comparisons on factors affecting residents fulfilling self-determination in ethno-specific and mainstream nursing homes: a qualitative study

Lily Xiao, Carolyn Gregoric, Sue Gordon, Shahid Ullah, Ian Goodwin-Smith, Eimear Muir-Cochrane, Sara Blunt

Open Access Research

Development and validation of care stress management scale in family caregivers for people with Alzheimer: a sequential-exploratory mixed-method study

Hamid Sharif Nia, Lida Hosseini, Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher

Open Access Research

EIF5A2 specifically regulates the transcription of aging-related genes in human neuroblastoma cells

Yuwei Liu, Li Peng, Jing Chen, Ling Chen, Ying Wu, Mengxin Cheng, Min Chen, Xujun Ye, Yalei Jin

Open Access Research

Pneumonia risk prediction in patients with acute alcohol withdrawal syndrome through evaluation of sarcopenia index as a prognostic factor

Lingdan Zhao, Sha Huang, Fu Jing, Ting-ting Yu, Zeng Wei, Xiaoyan Chen

Open Access Research

Well-being of professional older adults’ caregivers in Alberta’s assisted living and long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional study

Oluwagbohunmi A. Awosoga, Adesola Christiana Odole, Ogochukwu Kelechi Onyeso, Jon Doan, Christina Nord, Ifeoma Blessing Nwosu, Claudia Steinke, Joshua O. Ojo, Ezinne Chika Ekediegwu, Sheli Murphy

Open Access Research

Multicompartment body composition analysis in older adults: a cross-sectional study

Ana Claudia Rossini-Venturini, Lucas Veras, Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla, André Pereira dos Santos, Márcio Fernando Tasinafo-Junior, Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva, Thiago Cândido Alves, Eduardo Ferriolli, Vicente Romo-Perez, Jose Luis Garcia-Soidan, Jorge Mota, Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado

Open Access Research

Living arrangement of Indian elderly: a predominant predictor of their level of life satisfaction

Binayak Kandapan, Jalandhar Pradhan, Itishree Pradhan

Open Access Research

Sarcopenia index as a predictor of clinical outcomes among older adult patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study

Xuanna Zhao, Ruoxin Su, Rongwei Hu, Yujuan Chen, Xiaoyong Xu, Yalian Yuan, Jinhong Zhang, Wenchao Zhang, Yu Yang, Min Chen, Dongming Li, Bin Wu, Dan Huang, Dong Wu

Open Access Research

Frailty index and its association with the onset of postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing elective surgery

Janina Steenblock, Ulrike Braisch, Simone Brefka, Christine Thomas, Gerhard W. Eschweiler, Michael Rapp, Brigitte Metz, Christoph Maurer, Christine A. F. von Arnim, Matthias. L. Herrmann, Sören Wagner, Michael Denkinger, Dhayana Dallmeier

Open Access Correction

Correction: Measuring person-centred care in German nursing homes – exploring the construct validity of the Dementia Policy Questionnaire: a cross-sectional study of a secondary data set

Anna Louisa Hoffmann, Johannes Michael Bergmann, Anne Fahsold, René Müller-Widmer, Martina Roes, Bernhard Holle, Rebecca Palm

Open Access Research

Local, collaborative, stepped, and personalized care management for older people with chronic diseases – results from the randomized controlled LoChro-trial

Gloria Metzner, Lukas Maximilian Horstmeier, Jürgen Bengel, Eva Maria Bitzer, Elena Dreher, Fabian Frank, Anne Göhner, Bernhard Heimbach, Ines Himmelsbach, Klaus Kaier, Jasmin Kiekert, Katharina Kohler, Katharina Laubner, Lisa Lyssenko, Andy Maun, Christoph Maurer, Claudia Salm, Jochen Seufert, Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Erik Farin-Glattacker

Open Access Research

Implementing a home-based personalised cognitive rehabilitation intervention for people with mild-to-moderate dementia: GREAT into Practice

Linda Clare, Aleksandra Kudlicka, Rachel Collins, Suzannah Evans, Jackie Pool, Catherine Henderson, Martin Knapp, Rachael Litherland, Jan Oyebode, Robert Woods

Open Access Research

Impact of postoperative intravenous iron therapy on postoperative infections in older patients with severe anaemia after hip fracture surgery

Lene T. Hansen, Johannes Riis, Kristian H. Kragholm, Lis K. Larsen, Christian Cavallius, Marianne M. Mørch, Silas Z. Clemmensen, Maria L. Krogager, Dorte Melgaard

Open Access Research

Associations between transitions of intrinsic capacity and frailty status, and 3-year disability

Shuli Jia, Wanyu Zhao, Meiling Ge, Xin Xia, Fengjuan Hu, Qiukui Hao, Yan Zhang, Mei Yang, Jirong Yue, Birong Dong

Open Access Research

Blood levels of nicotinic acid negatively correlate with hearing ability in healthy older men

Yoshiko Nakagawa-Nagahama, Masaki Igarashi, Masaomi Miura, Kosuke Kashiwabara, Keisuke Yaku, Yuichiro Fukamizu, Toshiya Sato, Takanobu Sakurai, Takashi Nakagawa, Takashi Kadowaki, Toshimasa Yamauchi

Open Access Research

Nurse practitioner/physician collaborative models of care: a scoping review protocol

Katherine S. McGilton, Lynn Haslam-Larmer, Aria Wills, Alexandra Krassikova, Jessica Babineau, Ben Robert, Carrie Heer, Carrie McAiney, Gail Dobell, Jennifer Bethell, Kelly Kay, Margaret Keatings, Sharon Kaasalainen, Sid Feldman, Souraya Sidani, Ruth Martin-Misener

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Clinical expressions, characteristics and treatments of confirmed COVID-19 in nursing home residents: a systematic review

Anita Nilsen, Bjørn Lichtwarck, Siren Eriksen, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad

Open Access Research article

Experiences with long-term care for geriatric patients by an interprofessional outpatient care approach – a qualitative study

Denise Wilfling, Jona Budke, Nicole Warkentin, Katja Goetz

Open Access Study protocol

Evaluation of a novel technology-supported fall prevention intervention – study protocol of a multi-centre randomised controlled trial in older adults at increased risk of falls

Tobias Morat, Melina Snyders, Philipp Kroeber, Alice De Luca, Valentina Squeri, Martin Hochheim, Philipp Ramm, Annika Breitkopf, Michael Hollmann, Wiebren Zijlstra

Open Access Study protocol

Protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial on the effect of oestrogen replacement on physical performance to muscle resistance exercise for older women with osteoarthritis of knee joint: the EPOK trial

Tomohiro Mitoma, Jota Maki, Hikaru Ooba, Eriko Eto, Kasumi Takahashi, Tsunemasa Kondo, Tomohiro Ikeda, Yoko Sakamoto, Toshiharu Mitsuhashi, Hisashi Masuyama

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the advantages of robotic versus laparoscopic surgery in elderly patients with colorectal cancer

Yonggan Xue, Sen Li, Shaohua Guo, Yanshen Kuang, Mu Ke, Xin Liu, Fangming Gong, Peng Li, Baoqing Jia

Open Access Research

Identification of decreased intrinsic capacity: Performance of diagnostic measures of the ICOPE Screening tool in community dwelling older people in the VIMCI study

Xavier Rojano i Luque, Sergi Blancafort-Alias, Susanna Prat Casanovas, Susanna Forné, Nuria Martín Vergara, Pilar Fabregat Povill, Maria Vila Royo, Rosa Serrano, Dolores Sanchez-Rodriguez, Montserrat Vílchez Saldaña, Iris Martínez, Mariola Domínguez López, Francesc Riba Porquet, Aimar Intxaurrondo González, Antoni Salvà Casanovas

Open Access Research

Predictors of healthy physiological aging across generations in a 30-year population-based cohort study: the Doetinchem Cohort Study

Bette Loef, Gerrie-Cor M. Herber, Albert Wong, Nicole A. H. Janssen, Jurriaan Hoekstra, H. Susan J. Picavet, W. M. Monique Verschuren

Open Access Research article

Relationship between social network and individual performance of core members from aged care services social organizations: cross-sectional study

Zhengsheng Wang, Xuefei Chen, Kai Ji, Lingzhi Sang, Zhongliang Bai, Ren Chen

Open Access Study protocol

IMpleMenting Effective infection prevention and control in ReSidential aged carE (IMMERSE): protocol for a multi-level mixed methods implementation study

Joanne Tropea, Sanne Peters, Jill J. Francis, Noleen Bennett, Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh, Kirsty Buising, Lyn-li Lim, Caroline Marshall, Madelaine Flynn, Michael Murray, Paul Yates, Craig Aboltins, Douglas Johnson, Jason Kwong, Karrie Long, Judy McCahon, Wen K. Lim

Open Access Research

An age-old problem or an old-age problem? A UK survey of attitudes, historical use and recommendations by healthcare professionals to use healthcare apps

Sulayman Z. Chowdhury, Sebastian Stevens, Charlotte Wu, Claire Woodward, Tim Andrews, Liz Ashall-Payne, Simon Leigh

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Opioid prescribing among aged care residents during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis using general practice health records in Australia

Zhaoli Dai, Magdalena Z. Raban, Gorkem Sezgin, Precious McGuire, Shirmilla Datta, Nasir Wabe, Christopher Pearce, Richard Woodman, Andrew Georgiou

Open Access Study protocol

Implementing A person-centred CommunicaTION (ACTION) educational intervention for in-home nursing assistants – a study protocol

Jessica Höglander, Inger K. Holmström, Tanja Gustafsson, Elisabeth Lindberg, Hanna Maurin Söderholm, Lena Hedén, Petra von Heideken Wågert, Annelie J. Sundler

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

Guillain-Barré syndrome AMSAN variant in a 90-year-old woman after COVID-19: a case report

Chiara Sidoli, Adriana Antonella Bruni, Simone Beretta, Paolo Mazzola, Giuseppe Bellelli

Open Access Research

The factors associated with cognitive function among community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan

You-Chen Mary Lor, Meng-Ting Tsou, Li-Wei Tsai, Szu-Ying Tsai

Open Access Research article

Patterns of home care and community support preferences among older adults with disabilities in China: a latent class analysis

Feng Xiao, Songmei Cao, Mingzhao Xiao, Liling Xie, Qinghua Zhao

Open Access Research

Clinical trial participation predicts improved survival in older adults receiving allogeneic blood and marrow transplant

Clifton P. Thornton, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Madeline Dolinar, Laken C. Roberts Lavigne, Dina George Lansey, Rick Jones, Jeremy Walston, Ravi Varadhan, Melissa Hladek, Philip Imus

Open Access Research

Midlife perceived stress is associated with cognitive decline across three decades

Dinne Skjærlund Christensen, Ellen Garde, Hartwig Roman Siebner, Erik Lykke Mortensen

Open Access Research

Effects of regional cerebral oxygen saturation monitoring on postoperative cognitive dysfunction in older patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiahao Ding, Tianming Zha, Gulibositan Abudurousuli, Cuimei Zhao, Zixuan Chen, Yang Zhang, Bo Gui

Open Access Research

The impact of stroke on the ability to live an independent life at old age: a community-based cohort study of Swedish men

Elias Lindvall, Kristin Franzon, Erik Lundström, Lena Kilander

Open Access Research

Clinical prediction rule for identifying older patients with toxigenic clostridioides difficile at the time of hospital admission

Ki-Byung Lee, Mina Lee, Jin Woong Suh, Kyung-Sook Yang, Youseung Chung, Jeong Yeon Kim, Sun Bean Kim, Jang Wook Sohn, Young Kyung Yoon

Open Access Research

Re-examination of successful agers with lower biological than chronological age still after a 20-year follow-up period

Anna Viljanen, Marika Salminen, Kerttu Irjala, Päivi Korhonen, Tero Vahlberg, Matti Viitanen, Minna Löppönen, Laura Viikari

Open Access Research

Physical activity levels in cognitively normal and cognitively impaired oldest-old and the association with dementia risk factors: a pilot study

Marijn Muurling, Maryam Badissi, Casper de Boer, Nienke Legdeur, Frederik Barkhof, Bart N.M. van Berckel, Andrea B. Maier, Mirjam Pijnappels, Pieter Jelle Visser

Open Access Research

Effect of isotemporal substitution of sedentary behavior with different intensities of physical activity on the muscle function of older adults in the context of a medical center

Ting-Fu Lai, Yung Liao, Ming-Chun Hsueh, Kun-Pei Lin, Ding-Cheng Chan, Yung-Ming Chen, Chiung-Jung Wen

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Safer cycling in older age (SiFAr): effects of a multi-component cycle training. a randomized controlled trial

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Linzy Bohn, Shannon M. Drouin, G. Peggy McFall, Darryl B. Rolfson, Melissa K. Andrew, Roger A. Dixon

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Corticobasal syndrome mimicking Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome with suggested 4-repeat tauopathy by tau PET

Kosei Nakamura, Yasuko Kuroha, Masahiro Hatakeyama, Atsushi Michael Kimura, Yukimi Nakamura, Yoshihiro Murakami, Masaki Watanabe, Hironaka Igarashi, Tetsuya Takahashi, Hitoshi Shimada

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Impact of age on mortality and transfer to long-term care in patients in an intensive care unit

Eunki Chung, Kyung Soo Chung, Ah Young Leem, Ala Woo, Moo Suk Park, Young Sam Kim, Su Hwan Lee

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The level of actual functional fitness of men from different living environments in Poland and associations with health - a cross-sectional study

Antonina Kaczorowska, Anna Sebastjan, Małgorzata Kołodziej, Małgorzata Fortuna, Zofia Ignasiak

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Frailty, cognitive impairment, and depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults: an eight-year multi-trajectory analysis

Yiyang Yuan, Changmin Peng, Jeffrey A. Burr, Kate L. Lapane

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Potential factors associated with resilience among older adults in rural China: a multilevel analysis

Yun Qiu, Zhen Cong, Xiaoxuan Wang, Shuzhuo Li

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Effectiveness of telehealth in preventive care: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of tele-exercise programme involving older people with possible sarcopenia or at risk of fall

Karly O. W. Chan, Peter P. Yuen, Ben Y. F. Fong, Vincent T. S. Law, Fowie S. F. Ng, Wilson C. P. Fung, Tommy K. C. Ng, I. S. Cheung

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Association between oral health and locomotive syndrome: a cross-sectional study in Japanese adults

Mizuki Saito, Yoshihiro Shimazaki, Saori Yoshii, Hideo Takeyama

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Association between health-related quality of life and heart rate variability in elderly individuals with cognitive impairment in Korea: cross-sectional study

Donghoon Kim, Jaeho Lee, Ju-Young Choi, Hyo-Jung Lee, Jin-Young Min, Kyoung-Bok Min

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Drug-related problems in hospitalized patients with chronic kidney diseases and clinical pharmacist interventions

Su Zhang, Guo-bing Zhang, Ping Huang, Yan Ren, Bo Lin, Yan-fei Shao, Xiao-lan Ye

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Predictors for quality of life in older adults: network analysis on cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms

Chaoqun He, Xiangyi Kong, Jinhui Li, Xingyi Wang, Xinqiao Chen, Yuanyi Wang, Qing Zhao, Qian Tao

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Multimorbidity patterns and the association with health status of the oldest-old in long-term care facilities in China: a two-step analysis

Hong-Li Chen, Xiao-Hong Yu, Yue-Heng Yin, En-Fang Shan, Ying Xing, Min Min, Ya-Ping Ding, Yang Fei, Xian-Wen Li

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Association between low eosinophil count and acute bacterial infection, a prospective study in hospitalized older adults

Léa Mésinèle, Tom Pujol, Nicoletta Brunetti, Marie Neiss, Christophe Trivalle, Cecile Souques, Nadège Houenou-Quenum, Sébastien Verdier, Pauline Simon, Anne-Laure Vetillard, Julie Houdre, Rocco Collarino, Morgane Mary, Jean-Sébastien Vidal, Jean-Emmanuel Kahn, Magali Guichardon, Emmanuelle Duron, Edouard Baudouin

Open Access Study Protocol

Impact of a wearable-based physical activity and sleep intervention in multimorbidity patients: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Bernardo Neves, Eduardo D. Haghighi, Hugo V. Pereira, Filipe Costa, João S. Carlos, Daniel Ferreira, Plinio Moreno, Pedro M. Ferreira, Jaime Machado, Breno Goncalves, José Maria Moreira, Francisca Leite, Nuno André da Silva

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Study protocol for “In-vehicle sensors to detect changes in cognition of older drivers”

Ruth Tappen, David Newman, Monica Rosselli, Jinwoo Jang, Borko Furht, KwangSoo Yang, Seyedeh Gol Ara Ghoreishi, Jiannan Zhai, Joshua Conniff, Muhammad Tanveer Jan, Sonia Moshfeghi, Somi Panday, Kelley Jackson, Marie Adonis-Rizzo

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The association between satisfaction with life and anxiety symptoms among Chinese elderly: a moderated mediation analysis

Cynthia Y. Y. Lai, Lu Hua Chen, Frank H. Y. Lai, Ada W. T. Fung, Shamay S. M. Ng

Open Access Study Protocol

Expanded nursing roles to promote person-centred care for people with cognitive impairment in acute care (ENROLE-acute): study protocol for a controlled clinical trial, process and economic evaluation

Verena von der Lühe, Marcelina Roos, Mareike Löbberding, Nadine Scholten, Wiebke Müller, Martin Hellmich, Dusan Simic, Sascha Köpke, Martin N. Dichter

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New measure of functional tooth loss for successful Oral ageing: a cross-sectional study

Yiting Cheng, Li Cheng, Fangzhi Zhu, Yong Xiang, Shaoying Duan, Jingjing Luo, Lei Lei, He Cai, Tao Hu

Open Access Research

A population study on factors associated with unintentional falls among Iranian older adults

Gholam Reza Sotoudeh, Reza Mohammadi, Zahra Mosallanezhad, Eija Viitasara, Joaquim J.F. Soares

Open Access Research

Financial stress, health and malnourishment among older adults in India

Kajori Banerjee, Harihar Sahoo, Dipti Govil

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Clinical pharmacist-led assessment and management of anticholinergic burden and fall risk in geriatric patients

Hilal Gökçay Saz, Nadir Yalçın, Kutay Demirkan, Meltem Gülhan Halil

Open Access Study Protocol

Study protocol on effectiveness of yoga practice on composite biomarker age predictors (yBioAge) in an elderly Indian cohort- two-armed open label randomized controlled trial

Vijaya Majumdar, N. K. Manjunath, Atmakur Snigdha, Prosenjeet Chakraborty, Robin Majumdar

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Effect of different types of supervised exercise programs on cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, pain, fatigue, mental health and inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in older patients with post-COVID-19 sequelae “EJerSA-COVID-19”: a randomized controlled trial

Eulogio Pleguezuelos, Sergio Sánchez-Nuño, Amin Del Carmen, Noemí Serra-Payá, Eva Moreno, Lorena Molina-Raya, Gemma Robleda, Marta Benet, Susana Santos-Ruiz, Ainoa Biurrun Garrido, Carmen Jerez-Molina, Marc Miravitlles, Mateu Serra-Prat, Xavier Viñals, Montserrat Girabent Farrés, Teresa Carbonell, Manuel V. Garnacho-Castaño

Open Access Research

‘Ageing with an alcohol problem is not what I envision’: reclaiming agency in shaping personal ageing trajectory and recovery from alcohol problems

Wossenseged Birhane Jemberie, Fredrik Snellman, Malin Eriksson, Anders Hammarberg

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Technology for dementia care: what would good technology look like and do, from carers’ perspectives?

Ruth Brookman, Simon Parker, Leonard Hoon, Asuka Ono, Atsushi Fukayama, Hisashi Matsukawa, Celia B. Harris

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The relationship between social support and dimensions of elder maltreatment: a systematic review and Meta-analysis

Behnaz Marzbani, Erfan Ayubi, Majid Barati, Parvaneh Sahrai

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Effects of posture on heart rate variability in non-frail and prefrail individuals: a cross-sectional study

Huiling Chen, Mimi Mun Yee Tse, Joanne Wai Yee Chung, Sui Yu Yau, Thomas Kwok Shing Wong

Open Access Research

An evolutionary game-based simulation study of a multi-agent governance system for smart senior care services in China

Qiannan Shi, Shumian Yang, Na Wang, Shu-e Zhang, Yanping Wang, Bing Wu, Xinyuan Lu, Yining She, Zhihao Yue, Lei Gao, Zhong Zhang

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Associations of daytime napping and nighttime sleep quality with depressive symptoms in older Chinese: the Guangzhou biobank cohort study

Weisen Zhang, Baijing Zhou, Chaoqiang Jiang, Yali Jin, Tong Zhu, Feng Zhu, Kar Keung Cheng, Tai Hing Lam, Lin Xu

Open Access Research

The association between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yihan Mo, Yuxin Zhou, Helen Chan, Catherine Evans, Matthew Maddocks

Open Access Research

Neighborhood effects on the health of elderly persons: evidence from China

Xia Dongping, Gong Rengui, Hu Yangming, Hu Zan, Xiang Hua

Open Access Research

Recruiting patients for falls prevention in the emergency department – worth the challenge

Tim Stuckenschneider, Laura Schmidt, Elisa-Marie Speckmann, Jessica Koschate, Tania Zieschang

Open Access Study Protocol

Memory support training and lifestyle modifications to promote healthy aging in persons at risk for Alzheimer's disease: a digital application supported intervention (Brain Boosters)

S. Tomaszewski Farias, J. Fox, H. Dulaney, M. Chan, S. Namboodiri, D. J. Harvey, A. Weakley, S. Rahman, C. Luna, B. F. Beech, L. Campbell, M. Schmitter-Edgecombe

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